Cortez

Cortez may refer to:

Places

United States

• Cortez, California, an unincorporated community in Merced County
• Cortez, Colorado, a city and county seat of Montezuma County
• Cortez, Florida, a census-designated place
• Cortez, Nevada, ghost town
• Cortez, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community

Elsewhere

• Sea of Cortez or Gulf of California, in Mexico

Other uses

• Cortez, an 1823 play by James Planché
• Cortez Motor Home, a Class-A motor coach made in the U.S. from 1963 to 1979
• Agnelli & Nelson or Cortez, trance music duo
• Cortez, a character from The Longest Journey and Dreamfall
• Cortez the Killer, a song by Neil Young
• Nike Cortez, a type of running shoe from Nike

People

Surname

• Adrian T. Cortez (1978–2016), American trans woman and performer with the stage name Brittany CoxXx
• Alberto Cortez (1940–2019), Argentine singer and songwriter
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (born 1989), American politician and educator
• Amado Cortez (1928–2003), Filipino actor and diplomat
• Antawn Cortez Jamison (born 1976), American basketball player
• Bella Cortez (born 1944), Cuban actress and dancer
• Carlos Cortez (1923–2005), American poet, artist and political activist
• Chris Cortez (born 1988), American soccer player
• Dave "Baby" Cortez (born 1938), American pop music and R&B musician
• Edgar Cortez (born 1989), Nicaraguan runner
• Erwin Cortez, born name is Erwin Sutodihardjo (born 1983), Indonesian actor and model
• Fernando Cortez (born 1981), American basketball player
• Gregorio Cortez (1875–1916), Mexican folk hero
• Hernán Cortés (1485–1547), the Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire
• Heidi Cortez (born 1981), American actress, model and writer
• Jayne Cortez (1934–2012), American poet
• Jenny Cortez, born name is Nurjaenih (born 1986), Indonesian actress, model and disc jockey
• Jhay Cortez (born 1993), Puerto Rican singer and rapper
• Joana Cortez (born 1979), Brazilian tennis player
• Jody Cortez (born c. 1960), American drummer
• Joe Cortez (born 1945), Puerto Rican boxing referee
• Jorge Cortez (born 1972), Panamanian baseball player
• José Cortez (born 1975), American football player
• José Luis Cortez (born 1979), Ecuadorian footballer
• Luís Cortez (born 1994), Portuguese footballer
• Manuel Cortez (born 1979), German–Portuguese actor
• Mike Cortez (born 1980), American basketball player
• Page Cortez (born 1961), American politician
• Paul E. Cortez, American soldier and war criminal
• Philip Cortez (born 1978), American politician
• Rafael Cortez (born 1976), Brazilian journalist, actor and comedian
• Raul Cortez (1932–2006), Brazilian actor
• Ricardo Cortez (1899–1977), American silent film actor
• Stanley Cortez (1908–1997), American cinematographer
• Viorica Cortez (born 1935), Romanian-born French mezzo-soprano

Given name

• Cortez Broughton (born 1996), American football player
• Cortez Gray (1916–1996), American basketball player
• Cortez Kennedy (1968–2017), American football player

Fictional

• Fabian Cortez, a Marvel Comics supervillain
• Sergeant Cortez, protagonist of the TimeSplitters video game series
• Ian Cortez, a Cuban intelligence agent working for the Colombian Cartel in the novel/film Clear and Present Danger
• Henry Cortez, a character in the Millennium series of novels by Stieg Larsson
• Hotel Cortez, the setting of American Horror Story: Hotel
• Juni and Carmen Cortez, main protagonists in the Spy Kids franchise
• Olivia Cortez, a character from the American thriller television series Mr. Robot

See also

• Cortes (disambiguation)
• Cortes (surname)